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smnJV -'TirtY'fsWsI?"sWTrsssTsssWsM7'MrTsssM-' V ,.f- - '--.rT-.'-i- .- - -,-- ' rk&$ yl fort? ;t2THEEVENING MISSQtmiAN ' -IfKvIW-.I tr vt3.TtransportB ANQ U ETJHATERIALSMade-in-Philippines DinnerWill Be Brought by Government Vessel.WILL COST $75,000Executive Committee Recommends Appropriation ofThat Sum.An army transport will bring thematerial from the Philippine Islandefor the Made-in-the-Philippines banquet to be held in Columbia JournalIsm "Week. The Philippine commissioner in charge will leave Manilain February. He will be accompaniedby Filipino representatives selectedto represent the Philippine Islands.The Philippine legislature is enthusiastically indorsing the plans ofthe executive committee. It will approve the appropriation of $75,000proposed by the committee to be expended for the gathering of materialsand their transportation to the United States, the Manila papers say.Special Commissioner Appointed.Elaborate preparations are beingmade in the Philippines to make theevent a success. The government ismalting the arrangements. Vice-Gov-ernor Charles E. Yeater, former member of the Board of Curators of theUniversity of Missouri, i3 a memberof the executive committee in chargeof the affair and is taking great interest in the Philippine participation.A special commissioner has been appointed to gather the articles and various exhibits that will be sent here.Jose Sanvictores, who has been appointed commissioner, has alreadymade most of the preparations. Mr.Sanvictories is the assistant directorof the Bureau of Agriculture of thePhilippine government and is a graduate of one of the agricultural schoolsof America. Mr. Sanvictories has outlined his plans and has submittedthem to the executive committee.N-gfaaOa Paper Endorses Flans.The Manila-tDaily Bulletin, an American daily published in Manila, inspeaking of the plan says:"Jose Sanvictores, assistant director of agriculture and commissionedto prepare and have charge of the exhibit in. connec&pnwith 4the Madej-in-'the-PhllippinesBanquet of the Missouri Press Association and University of Missouri School of Journalismnext April, has outlined his plans andsubmitted them to the chairman of theexecutive committee, Judge RafaelCorpus, under-secretary of agriculture and resources."First of all the banquet hall willbe decorated with typical Philippineraw products. A careful selection ofmaterials will be made for this purpose. "Souvenirs will be presented to allat this banquet They will have considerable intrinsic value and will reflect credit upon the Islands and theinterest taken in respondingin cordialmanner to the Invitation of the pressassociation to participate in the banquet. Speakers and guests of honor will be present with special souvenirs."Folders will be distributed containing ready-reference information aboutthe islands, their resources, population, per capita wealth, percentage ofliteracy and other matter .such factsas the average editor of Americawould like to have at hand touchingupon Philippine matters. Philippinefood products will be served at thebanquet Statistical bulletins of thebureau of commerce and industry willbe distributed along with the foldersspecially prepared by the banquetcommission."Slides to the number of 100 or morewill be prepared and shown after thebenquet in illustration of one of theaddresses on the Philippine Islands."Quezon Heads DelegationManuel L. Quezon, former Philippine resident commissioner to Washington, now president of the Philippine Senate, who will head the nextindependence mission to the UnitedStates from the Phlllippine Islands,has been selected chief representativeof 'the Philippines to the banquet Mr.Quezon has also been given plenarypowers by his government to choosethe other Filipino speakers at thebanquetWith Mr. Quezon will come adelegation of Filipino women and themembers of the Philippine Independence mission. Mrs. Jaime de Veyra,wife of one of the Tilipino residentcommissioners at Washington; MissNieves Gonzales, daughter of ex-SenatorNatias Gonzales of Pangasinan,P. I.; and Miss De Leon, daughterof Senator Ceferlno de Leon on Bulacan, P. I- will be Included In theFiliDino delegation to the banquet.These women are prominent In Philippine affairs and have received partof their training in English. Besidethem, it is reported, the wife of Mr.Quezon and other women will alsobe selected.The chief Interest of the Philippines,TWELFTH YEARTO Btmb WilmsFor Colombia and Vicinity: Cindy aa'dninth raider tonlcbt and Thumdajr. probably anew Harries. Temperatare to SB rlower toalcbt.For Missouri: Unsettled weather tonight and Thursday, nrotanhlr mow orrain sonth and east portions. Colder to-uikui ana east ana soutn portions Tnurslay. Shippers Forecast: Within a radios of200 miles of Colombia the lowest temperatare during the next 36 hours will beabout 16 west and north; 21 east, and 20sonth.in the Made-in-the-Phlllppines banquet centers in the renewed effortsof the Philippine government in Itscampaign for independence and forcloser trade and commercial relationswith the people of the United States.89 FIRESJIST YEARTotal Loss $34,330.63 Burning' Soot Chief Cause ofFires."The Columbia fire department madeeighty-nine runs in 1919 according torecords compiled today by T. M. Walden, fire, chief. Eight of these werefalse alarms. 'The total loss amountedto $34,330.63 or an average of nearly $400 perfire.The records show .that there werefewer fires in 1919 than In 1918, although the loss was greater. Therewere ninety-six runs in 1918 only oneof which was a false alarm. Thelosses amounted to only $20,000.Burning soot was the chief cause oflast year's fires. There were thirtyone fires from this cause resulting ina total loss of $11,665. Twelve fires,resulting in a loss of $5,950, were attributed to carelessness. Twelve flrescaused by overheated furnaces anddefective flues resulted in a loss of$3,100. Spontaneous combusUon wasthe cause of three fires resulting in aloss of $4,000. Eleven blazes, thecauses of which were unknown, resulted in a $9,580.63 loss.Two blazes were caused by verheated coal-oif stoves. The damagewas $35. In addition, there wereeight fires caused by burned out flues,one grass fire, and one blaze causedby t.n overheated electric iron. Chemicals were used to extinguish thirtyfour of the blazes; while water wasonly necessary in nineteen cases. Theremainder of the flres were of smallconsequence. 'The fire department nearly equalleda record in 1919 In regard Jo fjrelessdays.ThIrty-flVew'daysT "between September 13 and October 18, were vacation days for the department as nofires were registered. The record isthirty-seven days.There have been four fires since thefirst of this year.CIVIL WAR VETERA! DIESHenry H. Barnes to Be Buried Tomorrow at MOlersburg;'Henry Harrison Barnes, an old soldier and pioneer resident of BooneCounty, died of paralysis last nightat his home, 12 miles east of Columbia. The funeral will be held tomorrow at the Mlllersburg BaptistChurch, the services being conductedby the Rev. S. S. Keith. Mr. Barneswas born January 8, 1840, and haslived in this county all his life. Heleaves a wife, a son, Efton Barnes,and two daughters, Mrs. David Frostand Mrs. L. (HI Gibbs.Mr. Barnes served practically thefull period of the Civil War in theUnion forces. He was in the'Vicks-burg campaign under Grant Hisgrief over the boys going to France isthought to have been one cause of hisdeath.HIS MOTORCYCLE OVERTURNEDArch Turner, Delivery Man, SlightlyInjured la Accident.Arch Turner, who drives a deliverymotorcycle for. Harrell & Son, wasslightly injured yesterday morningwhen his machine skidded on the iceand hit a wagon at the corner ofConley and Gentry streets. Turner'smachine turned over when it hit thewagon. Turner suffered no dangerousinjury but was bruised by the accident He will be-able to return towork in about a week.TEACHERS' UNION ELECTSW. C Curtis Permanent President ofthe Organisation.The University of Missouri branchof the American Federation of Teachers, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has elected the following permanent officers: President W. C Curtis; first vice-president W. J. Shephard; second vicepresident E. R. Hedrick; corresponding secretary, H. G. Brown; financialsecretary. H. W. Hibbard.Four Students A omitted To HospitalThe following University students... .iimiHaii in PnrVor Memorial(Hospital yesterday:- Joseph E. Witt;Bruce iFicitiana, ueorge w. Dams, u.Woods Peters. Their condition Is notserious. George P. Bailey was discharged yesterday.Women Voters Meet Friday.The Columbia League of WomenVoters wUl hold its regular meetingIn the Commercial Club rooms at 3o'clock next Friday afternoon.COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1920.TREATY COMPROMISEIS NOT ACCEPTABLEDemocratic Proposals DoNot Agree With Lodge'sViews On Article Ten. 4WILL BE MODIFIEDAgreement May Be In SigfttIf "Democrats AcceptRevisions.tfy United Tresi. ,WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. SenateUnderwood in the Senate today served notice on those who are workingfor a treaty compromise, that if theydo not speedily reach an agreementhe will call up his resolution for aconciliation committee.Democratic proposals for a treatycompromise arc unacceptable in theirpresent form to Lodge and his followers because they fail to agree withLodge's views on Article Ten, senators or the Lodge group said today.The Democratic reservations, drawnby Senators McKellar, Kendrick andSwanson, and handed to SenatorLodge late yesterday, will b revisedby the mild reservationist Republicans and returned to the Democrats.If the Democrats will accept themodification:, there is a posslbilit&jthat an. agreement may be in sight'senators said. Those best informedpointed- out that there are a numberof obstacles which must be overcomibefore any suggested compromise catrlreceive the number of votes necessaryfor ratiCcation of the treatyMuch depends on what Preside!);Wilson says in r.s Jacksm D.iy message to Democrats, It was pointed"out Another tliff.culty, they declared'is that Villiam J. Bryan is under-:stood to have aided in the preparation of and is sponsoring the reservations. His share of the authorshipwill not help the plan in the Senateor in the White House, it was pointedout.KILLS AN AMERICANAnother Murder In MexicoReported to State Department Today.By United f rest.WASHINGTON; D. C, Jan. 7. Gabriel Porter, an American citizen inthe employ of the Penn Mez Company,was shot and killed by a Mexican federal army officer at Tuntan December21, the State Department was advisedtoday by the American , consul atTampico.While the State Department wasawaiting complete reports upon themurder near Port Lobos of two otherAmericans, it was believed today thatshould it develop that Carranza soldiers are responsible for the killing,relations between the' United Statesand Mexico would again approach thebreaking point2,000 DEADjN QUAKETowns Completely Destroyedin Mexican Earth Tremorof Saturday.,Oy Coital Pton.(MEXICO CITV, Jan. 7. Estimatesof the total dead in Saturday night'searthquakes ran close to 2,000 today.The latest advices tend to substantiatethe' report that 100 are dead at Cosantlan. The town of Chilcotla, Vera Cruz,was reported to have been wiped outThe hillside on which It was locatedis said to have collapsed, dammingthe Pescado River and flooding thewrecked town.The village of Saltilla, near thecity of Vera Cruz, was also reported.partly destroyed. It was situated onthe slope of an old volcano. Searchers report the recovery of eighty-fivebodies.W. S. S, 1930 ISSUE, SELL WELLL. J. Hall, Postmaster, Announces'Interest Bates and Sales Policy.War Saving Stamps, 1920 issue, areproviding attractive investments toColumbia wage earners. They areprinted In red this year and sell at$4.12 this month, maturing January1, 1925, at a value of $5. L. J. Hall,postmaster, said he sold $200 worthyesterday.(He stated that the 1920 issue of $100United States Treasury certificates isnow for sale. They sell for $82.40this month and mature in 1925 at $100.Mr. Hall explained that they areregistered with the United StatesTreasury and, after sixty days, are redeemable at cost and accrued interest upon ten days notice.19 CARS OF COAL RECEIVEDFael Consigned to University aad Local Dealers.Nineteen carloads of coal were received over, the M. K. & T. road today.They were consigned to the tfciver-sity and to local dealers. More is ex.pected in a few days.MINERS RATIFY PLANTHAT ENDED STRIKERadical Element Attemptedto Block Approval ofSettlement.VOTE WAS 221 TO 163Plan Provides For Commission of Three to Fix Basisfor Wages.By United Frest. "COLUMBUS, O.. Jan. 7-tTlie UnitedMine Workers of America today ratified the plan under which the recentcoal strike was ended by a vote of221 to 163. The vote came at the endof a stormy session at which the radical element sought to block approvalof the settlement. Under the plan ofsettlement President Wilson's commission of three men will fix a basisfor wages of bituminous coal miners.TO TRY CO-OPERATIVE METHODSUnions Open Stores and Make Goodsto Fight High Living Costs.By United I'ress.WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 7. Cooperative manufacture and buying arenow being tried out by trade unionsas a new policy.of organized labor tocombat the high cost of living. Themovement has the endorsement of theAmerican Federation of Labor, secretary Frank Morrison announced today. "John Walker has been named special representative of the federation,with headquarters at Springfield, 111.,to educate the unions in methods ofco-operative buying," Morrison said."Walker, although an official of theUnited Mine Workers, has; been transferred to the federation's payroll forthis purpose."Many local labor unions are nowestablishing co-operative organizations for buying necessary food andclothing. 'The lead is being taken bythe miners and railroad firemen, whodiscussed the proposition at their lastconventions.' The output of the factories will besold to union members at reductionsranging from 25 to 60 per cent underestablished prices, it is planned.American farmers' associations will"take concerted action against highprices by the organization of an ailAmerican farm-labor co-operativeJbuying commis8tonitliepre8den.t.qf.vfthe 'Nebraska 'farmers' union announced today. Offices of the organizationhave been opened in Washington.NOW SHE IS AMERICANTaught Her Pupils Citizenship ForSI Tears; Naturalized.Twenty-one years an instructor inthe public schools of the United States, in which time she has instilledthe principles of citizenship into manyyouthful Americans, Miss Tilda" McHarg, herself not a citizen, facedJudge David H. Harris in the BooneCounty Circuit Court yesterday andswore allegiance to the United States.She came to this country with herparents when she was 4 years old andwas educated in the public schoolshere. Her father :'never became acitizen."I'm glad of it," she said when JudgeHarris told her at the conclusion 'ofthe proceedings that she was now acitizen. She left the courtroom insmiles.THOUSANDS USE NEW LIBRARYLibrarian Willis Makes Report toTuesday Club.More than 3,500 persons have visited the Columbia Library since October, according to Miss Lelia B. Willis,librarian. Since the library was presented to the Community Council, MissWillis has kept monthly, accounts forthe library. She presented the December report at the meeting of theTuesday Club yesterday in the Y. M.C. A. Building.The Columbia Public Library circulated 1,237 books in DecemberBooks to the number of 255 werecontributed to its shelves. The number of persons visiting the library during the month was 653.Of the books lent, 338 were children's books.TO ENFORCE SIDEWALK CLEANINGMayor Says Ice Mast Be RemovedWhen Thaw Starts.Clean your sidewalks as soon as theice begins to thaw. Mayor JamesGordon said he knew people could notusing salt. Salt is 'injurious to grantclear their sidewalks today withouttold.When thawing begins the ordinanceproviding for clean walks will be enforced. Snow must be cleaned off Immediately. C. H. S. Glee Clia Will Give Ceaeert.The Columbia Ugh School GleeClub will sing before the ParentTeachers' Association Monday afternoon at the school. George Loudenback, a pupil in the school, will playa piano solo. Mrs. C W. Greeae andMiss Ella V. Dobbs will speak.New. Frmlt Stwe for ColsaMa,'(A. new. -wholesale and retail fruitstore will be opened in the. AthensHotel. Frank Balsoxno or St. LoaUwill be the proprietor.ALLIES CAUSE POLISH OFFENSIVEReds Claim Farther-Advances OngoBtaera FrontBy United Ptom.-iLONDON, Jan. 7. The recentlylaunched Polish offensive against theBolshevist forces in - NorthwesternRussia, was inspired by the Allies toforce the withdrawal of men from thesouthern front where the red army isputting the finishing touches In General Denekine's forces, a Moscow wireless dispatch said today. The redsclaimed further advances on thesouthern frontThe soviet forces are approachingOdessa and the anti-Bolshevist inhabitants are fleeing in terror, the dispatch said.The reds also claimed the captureof Mariutol, an Important port on thesea of Azov.Another Bolshevist wireless claimed that admiral Kolchak, head of theall-Russian government In Siberianhad resigned-W.C.T.U.TOCELEBRATEWill Hold Watch Meetingas Prohibition Amendment Takes Effect.A victory watch meeting of the Columbia W.C.T.U. will be held from 9to 12 o'clock the night of January 15at the Methodist Church to celebratethe ratification of the Federal prohibition amendment The week of January 11 has been adopted as VictoryWeek by the National W.C.T.U., andplans for its celebration are beingmade by all local unions.Sunday, January 11, is 'NationalConstitutional Prohibition Day, andministers have been asked to givethe matter special attention at Sunday services. January 16, Day ofPrayer, is also to be celebrated inmany unions as the day when constitutional prohibition becomes operative in the United States.Warrant Is Issued for Bolshevist Ambassador to theUnited States.Br United Pita.WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 7. Awarrant for the deportation of Ludwig Martens, self-styled soviet wn-4-bassador -to -the VCnited"Statesyh:been issued. Department of Justiceofficials said today. Officials of thedepartment said the warrant would beserved as soon as Martens could befound.PLATINUM TOO HIGH TO BUYUniversity to Replace Only Part ofMaterial Stolen.The $10,000 worth of platinum stolenfrom the University laboratories during the holidays cannot be replacedimmediately, as the advance in priceof this metal is enormous. At thetime when a great deal of the platinum was purchased by the University,the price ranged from 90 cents to $1a gram. Now the price is $5 a gram.A few small pieces will be boughtno'w, and substitutes will be used inthe laboratory experiments as oftenas .possible. A reward of $200 is offered for any information leading tothe recovery of the platinum. Detectives are at work, bnt no new information is available. The robbery wasdiscovered December 22.BREWERS PLAN CLAIMS ON U. S.Will Ask Damages Becaase of Premature Lid on Near Beers.Bj United Press.WASHINGTON, Jan. - 7. Claimsagainst the United States totaling several hundred million dollars will befiled by large brewery corporations, asa result of the Supreme Court decision Monday that the government exceeded its authority in prohibiting thesale of 2.75 per cent and other nearbeers before the Volstead Law became effective October 28 lastPETITION TO DISSOLVE DISTRICTFarmers Claim Present Plan MasFailed la Easky District.A petition to dissolve the Easleyspecial road district was filed with C.W. Davis, county clerk, this afternoon.The petition is signed by the ownersof a majority of the acres of land inthe Easley special district of Cedartownship.The petitioners state that as noworganized the district has failed laits functions as a road district andthat the roads within its boundarieshave not been marked and kept in repair as they woald have been underthe former system. The signers askfor the re-establishment of the oldroad districts which were incorporated into the Easley special district Thecounty court will hear the petitionFebruary 9.Soa for Former UalversKy Stadeat.Dr.-C. M. Saeed has received an announcement of the. birth of a tensoaad boy at the home of his brother,George W. Saeed, last Monday. Thebrother, who now lives la St Louis,was graduated from the University of(Missouri in 1911, and was at one timestadeat presMeaCTO DEPORT MARTENSiNUMBER 108 JB- -.... , , ,, XI1PEACE MEETING END !MAY COME SATURDAY JExchange of Ratifications toMake Versailles TreatyEffective.MAY BE MONDAYNew French Cabinet by Jan.18 Then Another Conference Will Be Called.W United Press.PARIS. Jan. 7. The present PeaceConference will come to an end whenthe exchange of ratifications mukesthe Versailles treaty effective eithtrSaturday or Monday, it was learnedtoday.The French senatorial elections begin Sunday and terminate with theformation of a new cabinet January18. The French will intimate to theAllies, it Is understood, that it is impossible for the present governmentto undertake any peace problemswhich cannot be decided by that time.Hence all remaining problems areto be left to the new conference, tobe called when the new French cabinet is ready to take partThe first problem which probablywill confront the new conference willbe the Fiume question. The nextproblems will probably be the Hungarian and Turkish peace settlements.The first session of the new conference will probably not be held beforethe end of this month.The inter-Allied commission chargedwith fixing the method of procedurein the trial of Germans guilty of warcrimes was in conference today, assigning a list of criminals to each ofthe Allied countries for trial. A fulllist or those alleged to be guilty had -alreadybeen prepared.DEMOCRATS MAY BACK TREATYNational Committee to Be Asked forIts IndorsementBy United Preta.WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. the Democratic national committee meetinghere tomorrow may adopt resolutionsputting the party on record as favoring ratification of the Peace Treaty asPresident Wilson wants it, withoutreservations which will change Its- d " tcaiucu luua, ouvUaresojutlaa, -will oerlaywfefSfe thecommittee. The resolution will alsocom:commend the work'of the administration. ' "Kansas City and San Francisco appear to be 'leading in the contest tosecure the Democratic national 'con- 'vention. Chairman Cummings is sajdto have asked that all committeemenwithhold judgment until the claims ofthe various cities wanting the convention are placed before the com-mittee.Cummings said that he understoodSt Louis was again running for theconvention after once withdrawing infavor of 'Kansas City.BARCLAY RETURNS FROM PARISGraduate of University Was Ceaaeeted With Peace Commhsiea.Thomas S. Barclay, a graduate ofthe University In 1915 and later anInstructor in political science, has returned from, Paris, where he was firstconnected with the Red 'Cross andlater with the American Commissionto negotiate peace. With the PeaceCommission, he was in the same division as Dr. Manley O. Hudson, thatof international law. In Septemberof last year he became private secretary to Henry White, a member of.the commission.STEPHENS MS-CONVENES TOBAYMore Students Want to EareU TaaSchool Caa Accommodate.The first classes following f'Christmas holidays were held iStephens College today. Practicallyall of the girls and faculty have returned, and several students are enrolled for the first time, despite thefact that the new semester will notbegin for a few weeks."We have already received twentymore applications for the second semester, opening next month, than wecan accommodate,'' said Roy Davis,secretary of Stephens College, thismorning. "At that time we will havenearly 600 students."SHE WAS CENSUS SHYTelephone Almost BM Trick UntilAge Waaemaade4.A census taker called twice at acertain house in Columbia. Bothtimes the "lady of the- house" wasout The census taker then called upover the telephoae and tried to' takethe census ia that way. The expert--mentproved saccessful until thereCame over the wire the request for thewoman's age. That and there theprocess stopped. The census man hadto visit the house again.CaBs ForBy Called PressWASHINGTON, . O. 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